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This is one of those books that is a slow burn. It's not fast paced. It's not going to keep you on your toes. And yet, it's so well done. And it does build steadily and suddenly it all catches up and you're overtaken with how wonderful it all is.
So atmospheric. Beautifully written. The characters in this novel feel like they are real in every way. I felt as if I was following the characters around and watching. The details of the world in that time period were outstanding. There are a great num ...more
So atmospheric. Beautifully written. The characters in this novel feel like they are real in every way. I felt as if I was following the characters around and watching. The details of the world in that time period were outstanding. There are a great num ...more
For me the saving grace to this book was the ending. I was horribly bored during most of the book. I contemplated not finishing it but I had to know how it ended with Anna.
Very long and drawn out but a part of me can understand why the author wrote it this way as it made the ending tug at heart strings. If it weren't for the ending I would of given this book 2 stars.
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Very long and drawn out but a part of me can understand why the author wrote it this way as it made the ending tug at heart strings. If it weren't for the ending I would of given this book 2 stars.
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It's 1859 and Lib Wright is a nurse in England, trained by Florence Nightingale, sent to Ireland to observe Anna O'Donnell for two weeks. Anna is eleven and claims to have not eaten for four months. Lib and a nun are sent to observe Anna around the clock to see if she really is not eating. The story starts off very slowly. Only about the last third of the book does much happen. I also disliked at least one facet of pretty much every character in the book except for the newspaperman. The story do
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I thought this was a very intriguing book. Lib, a Nightingale nurse, is asked to come to Ireland to watch over a girl proclaimed to be a "wonder" because she has not eaten in four months. Is she a fraud or a miracle? Lib is charged with watching the girl day and night to find out. Heartbreaking and wonderful book with an elegant solution. ...more
I thought this was a very intriguing book. Lib, a Nightingale nurse, is asked to come to Ireland to watch over a girl proclaimed to be a "wonder" because she has not eaten in four months. Is she a fraud or a miracle? Lib is charged with watching the girl day and night to find out. Heartbreaking and wonderful book with an elegant solution. ...more
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